Posted on 08/10/2004 11:28:51 PM PDT by kattracks
[snip]Meanwhile, the stock of intellectuals goes down in a life-or-death crisis, especially for those who weren't that brilliant to begin with. Some men claim the status of artists simply because they don't know how to change a tire. Men from the arty class can become parasites, making their try for greatness simply by throwing muck at men who are truly great.
For some reason, that makes me think of Michael Moore. If his latest movie — which perhaps should be entitled "Paranoid 9/11" — were truthful, no one would go see it. Its appeal is that it's deliciously false. It's the revenge of the weenies like Moore, who resent the new importance of masculine men like George W. Bush. Moore's audiences want to believe that the Arab jihad against us isn't real, so they can force the rest of us to read their lousy poetry.
Hoping for votes from normal people as well, John "Botox" Kerry has been trying to recast himself as a he-man. Kerry served in Vietnam 35 years ago, as you may have heard him say once or twice. But now the new book by Vietnam swift boat officer John O'Neill, "Unfit for Command," suggests that the recent bunny-suit image of Kerry at NASA was not far off. Testimony by Kerry's mates and commanding officers describes him as a timorous whiner who lied his way to several combat medals.
Some of the first heroes of post-9/11 America had no medals or military records. They were ordinary guys catching an early flight to San Francisco. As the 9/11 commission report definitively concludes, early stories about heroism on board doomed United Flight 93 on 9/11 (often pooh-poohed as comforting fairy tales in the mainstream press) were correct.
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What an excellent article. Big bump!
Johnny The Bunny. Now there's a serious presidential aspirant! (laughing)
A powerful article!
Young people have seen real men in action since 9/11.
Middle age voters have seen two types of Vietnam veteran and will decide which type they want in the White House.
Elderly voters may remain to be convinced that GWB is the right choice, but if they still have close ties to WWII, they should also choose the REAL man of the two candidates.
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I have notice that among the elderly voters particularly men.
Homosexual Marriage IS an issue. (especially when you have been married for 40+++++++ years)
Honesty in service is a big big issue. (real heros do not blab about being a hero with shiny medals. AND THEY DON'T HAVE AN AFTER THE FACT GENERAL REWRITE YOUR COMMENDATION)
So in essence the article is saying Kerry has a weenie problem.
MORE QUOTES FROM THE ARTICLE -- ON TRUE HEROISM -- NOT THE 'MADE FOR CAMPAIGN' KIND:
Martial men are always eager to believe it's time for action, that the enemy is at the gates. It can make them seem crude and scary. But on 9/11, it was suddenly obvious that the everyday heroism of soldiers, firemen and cops was indispensable.
Meanwhile, the stock of intellectuals goes down in a life-or-death crisis, especially for those who weren't that brilliant to begin with. Some men claim the status of artists simply because they don't know how to change a tire. Men from the arty class can become parasites, making their try for greatness simply by throwing muck at men who are truly great.
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Bush's directness reminds me of Jeremy Glick, the 225-pound judo champion who called home from Flight 93 on his cell phone to say goodbye and explain what was about to happen: "The men voted to attack the terrorists."
Glick's fellow passenger Todd Beamer put it this way: "Are you guys ready? Let's roll."
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Rush reading this one right now.
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Where's our Curtis LeMay when we need him??
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Ping to a good article.
I agree.
"Voted to attack....let's roll." Great confirmation of a great story.
And,yes. The nation has no need for a metro-sexual in the white house.
I just heard this on Rush.
It's all about the manhood, stupid!
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